43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 41-53)Here is, I. A short account of the reign of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of Chronicles, and of the greatness and goodness of that prince, neither of which was lessened or sullied by any thing but his intimacy with the house of Ahab, which, upon several accounts, was a diminution to him. His confederacy with Ahab in war we have already found…
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